Now online at AIDS Treatment News:

*** Kidney, Liver Transplant Study for People with HIV
A study of liver and kidney transplants for persons with HIV, at 19
U.S. transplant centers, is open to new patients. Those who may need a
transplant later might benefit by getting into the system in advance to
avoid delays. [2005-02-28]
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/02/kidney-liver.html

*** HIV "New Strain" Story: For More Information
AIDS community groups have brought together background documents,
explanatory writeups, and other information about the media stories
that resulted from what is still a single, ambiguous case. [2005-02-28]
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/02/hiv-strain.html

*** HIV: More Voluntary Testing Recommended
Two research articles and an editorial in the New England Journal of
Medicine recommend routine HIV testing for most of the U.S. population.
The goal is to start treatment early when it can be more effective --
and also to reduce transmission from the hundreds of thousands of
Americans who do not know they have HIV. [2005-02-28]
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/02/testing-needed.html

*** Early Medicaid Treatment: Bipartisan Bill in Senate with 32
Cosponsors, Could Cut HIV Deaths on Medicaid in Half
A bill to allow states to treat HIV early under Medicaid, instead of
waiting for disabling illness, could prevent half of the HIV deaths in
that program. [2005-02-28]
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/02/early-treatment.html

*** Tat Inhibitors, A New Approach: Interview with Olaf Kutsch, Ph.D.
An important potential target for antiretrovirals is the HIV protein
Tat (produced by the virus and essential for infection, but is not used
by the human body). Years ago, a Tat inhibitor worked well in the
laboratory but failed in patients. Modern biotechnology may have shown
why -- and how to screen for drugs more likely to work. [2005-02-28]
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/02/tat-inhibitor.html

*** If the Condom Breaks: New U.S. Guidelines for Non-Occupational
Exposure to HIV
Finally there are U.S.-government guidelines for prevention of
non-occupational HIV exposure, for example after rape or accident.
[2005-02-28]
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/02/condom-breaks.html

*** Global Good News: Many More Treated
A combination of financing from rich countries, determination and
effort by local governments, effective teamwork, and successful
scale-up of treatment access despite obstacles, has doubled the number
of people receiving treatment in sub-Saharan Africa (and also in East,
South, and Southeast Asia) in six months. [2005-02-28]
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/02/global-treatment.html

*** FDA Advisory on Nevirapine
The FDA summarized existing warnings against ongoing nevirapine
treatment in women with a CD4 count over 250, due to a greatly
increased risk of serious liver toxicity. (The warnings do not apply to
single-dose nevirapine, which does not cause this problem.)
[2005-02-28]
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/02/fda-nevirapine.html

*** Conferences and Meetings Calendar, 2005
We list some important AIDS treatment-related conferences for March
through December 2005. [2005-02-28]
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/02/conferences-2005.html


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John S James
AIDS Treatment News
www.aidsnews.org